Just stopped by my local Apple Store. While I don't think either of the two workers I spoke with were filled with confidence with their answers, they both agreed that "the point of pre-ordering is so we reserve a unit for you, even if you order it online."
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Just stopped by my local Apple Store. While I don't think either of the two workers I spoke with were filled with confidence with their answers, they both agreed that "the point of pre-ordering is so we reserve a unit for you, even if you order it online."
interesting dilemma.
I have a BB gift card with $500 on it.
I intend to pre-order two 16GB iphones.
my total cost when I go to BB on June 24th will be $400 + $32 tax + $36 activation fee for two (this is on a family plan where both are eligible) = $468
Question is, when I go to bestbuy tomorrow, can I use my existing gift card to pre-order or do I have to buy another $50 gift card per phone? if yes, that would be a shame
Question 2: if I go in person, will bestbuy let me pre-order just my line or will they let me place an order for my wife's phone also.
when it's time to go collect the phones, we intend to go as a family on june 24th, if that helps.
I have a BB gift card with $500 on it.
I intend to pre-order two 16GB iphones.
my total cost when I go to BB on June 24th will be $400 + $32 tax + $36 activation fee for two (this is on a family plan where both are eligible) = $468
Question is, when I go to bestbuy tomorrow, can I use my existing gift card to pre-order or do I have to buy another $50 gift card per phone? if yes, that would be a shame
Question 2: if I go in person, will bestbuy let me pre-order just my line or will they let me place an order for my wife's phone also.
when it's time to go collect the phones, we intend to go as a family on june 24th, if that helps.
Thankfully you're not in charge. Otherwise there would be a lot of unhappy people since you seem to ALWAYS be negative.
You won't be paying the activation/upgrade fees in the store (you get that on your bill) and if you are in CA, MA, and RI, your tax is going to be off the full price, not the sale price. Might not apply to ya but I figured it was at least worth mentioning. Also I'm pretty sure you can only pre-order one while you're there...
I hate this so-called upgrade fee. It's a made up charge by the carriers to get more $$$. For once I can see how the new micro-sim is actually special for the iPhone but it really isn't necessary. They don't do anything hard to allow me to 'upgrade'.
I plan on stopping by Best Buy tomorrow morning and pre-ordering my wife's and my iPhones.
I called my local Best Buy. This is a summary of what they said:
- Can order an iPhone per line with existing AT&T account
- Will be opening early on the 24th
The guy I spoke to said they would have black and white available for pre-order. I'll ask when I go in tomorrow if they'll have the white available on the 24th, but I'll probably go with black just to be safe.
I called my local Best Buy. This is a summary of what they said:
- Can order an iPhone per line with existing AT&T account
- Will be opening early on the 24th
The guy I spoke to said they would have black and white available for pre-order. I'll ask when I go in tomorrow if they'll have the white available on the 24th, but I'll probably go with black just to be safe.
activation
If you pre-order from Apple and have it delivered, how do you activate it at home? Do you just plug it into itunes? I remember when I bought the 3g they activated it in the store and copied the SIM card. How do you make sure all your info. is copied at home? Thanks!
If you pre-order from Apple and have it delivered, how do you activate it at home? Do you just plug it into itunes? I remember when I bought the 3g they activated it in the store and copied the SIM card. How do you make sure all your info. is copied at home? Thanks!
Just like a standard upgrade. Plug in the new phone to the computer with iTunes up and running. If you have an iPhone now, just do a backup first before you activate the new one. Very simple process.